Nutty Fruity loaf is a loaf which is a perfect tea time or breakfast tea cake which is topped with nuts and preserved dried fruits .
When it comes to taking edible gifts I like to bake and prefer cookies or loafs . I avoid anything with frosting as my frosting skills need practice and it is a pain to pack and carry them too. This is one loaf that is one of the simplest ones to bake and this is one of my oldest recipes which is always a hit. You can make variations in this recipe by using either oil or butter. I use oil in winters and butter in summers. The cake becomes dense and hard in winters if using butter, but the oil keeps it nice and moist.
While traveling to a different country , my first aim is to visit a local supermarket and explore it . I love to explore the baking section and normally land up picking a variety of flavors, sprinklers, preserved fruits and nuts. Anything new in that section attracts me and I just pick it up. I have one frig which stocks all my baking supplies, and sometimes I wonder why am I stocking so much even though I hardly bake. Well the preserved fruits I picked from Spain have come in use on this loaf , along with some nuts.
The loaf was baked for a friend and hence I could not slice it, but I was happy with the feedback. She loved it specially the preserved fruits gave it a delicious flavor.
Nutty Fruity Loaf
Ingredients
1 can condensed milk ( 400 gms )
2 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cup oil / butter
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
Few drops vanilla extract
200 ml drinking soda
Coarsely pounded mixed nuts
Candied peel & preserved fruits
Method
Sieve the flour , baking soda and baking powder.
Whisk oil, condensed milk and vanilla extract.
Mix the dry ingredients to the wet adding soda gradually, till you reach the batter consistency.
Beat well and pour in a lined and dusted loaf mould.
Sprinkle mixed nuts and chopped preserved fruits on top .
Bake at 180 deg C for 30 minutes.
This is my Day11 post for Bakeathon.
| Prep Time | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time | 30 Minutes |
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- 1 can condensed milk 400 gms
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup oil / butter
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- Few drops vanilla extract
- 200 ml drinking soda
- Coarsely pounded mixed nuts
- Candied peel & preserved fresh fruits
Ingredients
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- Sieve the flour , baking soda and baking powder.
- Whisk oil, condensed milk and vanilla extract.
- Mix the dry ingredients to the wet adding soda gradually, till you reach the batter consistency.
- Beat well and pour in a lined and dusted loaf mould.
- Sprinkle mixed nuts and chopped preserved fruits on top .
- Bake at 180 deg C for 30 minutes.
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Nutty and fruity loaf looks absolutely stunning, a huge slice of this loaf will definitely please my tastebuds without any fuss. Wish i get few slices rite now.
Hahaha, same here Vaishali. Though I don’t bake that frequently, I do buy up all those ingredients and pans whenever possible. This cake loaded with nuts and dry fruits looks fantastic. Wish I was nearby to taste all your amazing bakes.
I would love a double slice of that loaf, please… Looks so tempting with all those nuts on the top… I wish I was the friend you gifted it to… hehe… just like you, I love to carry simple tea cakes for friends and my frosting skills need a way bit too much practice… something about it coming up in the last post for the Bakeathon! 😉
Edible gifts work for me as well – both to gift and receive :))
The loaf looks very festive and apt for gifting
The loaf looks very inviting, Vaishali. Condensed milk based bakes usually do taste rich and lovely. Do you add just a handful of nuts / dry fruits or measure them?
Suma , use any amount of nuts and dried fruits , it’s totally your choice .
Same Vaishali, though I bake rary,I like to collect baking pans and supplies.BTW the cake looks amazing and the use condensed milk would give an extra rich taste.
That is such an inviting cake — looks so nutty and delicious. I want to make this one right away – looks very tempting.
Such a pretty cake and what a wonderful thought Vaishali. Wish we could have seen the slice. anyway I will try to make it sometime myself…too good..
Drinking soda will really make the loaf fluffy ! It’s loaded with nuts and sounds delicious too.
So many variations of the dry fruit and nut cake this season. Yours look nice with all the nuts decorating the top.
So next Bm meet, I’m expecting this nutty loaf from you 😀 Even if you couldn’t slice, I have no doubts that this must be absolutely delicious and loaded with all the nuts make it more drool worthy.
It is sucah a delcious and simple cake!! I love cakes with condensed milk, drooling over all the nuts on the cake!!!
Haha, This time I have picked so much during christmas, as somethings come only in Christmas. My DH was like what are you doing 😀 :D. The nutty fruit loaf looks so yum and with all those nuts and fruits, it makes a perfect tea time snack or a good travel food with kids.